Hungary - Nomada/various artists mixtape

Various Artists - Hungary Creative Commons Mix

I really can't tell what the actual title of this cd is supposed to be but I can tell you that it is a pretty groovy set of tunes with a lot of gypsy influence and a little rock.

the good kind of CAR CRASH

Car Crash - Et Le Silence Est Entendu

Damn! There is a lot of really great stuff on Jamendo. Here is one that I just found, excellent indie pop/emo type music. Lots of raging guitar and emotionally charged vocals. This one comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Rusted Root at the internet archive

Rusted Root - July 14, 2006


Let's call it the 'Phil Collins effect.' Whenever you start doing songs on soundtracks for animated kid's movies you instantly suck. Ok, so maybe Phil sucked for a lot longer but I used to think he was decent in the late 70's. At any rate Rusted Root did a song for Ice Age, I don't know if they did it for the movie or it was just on the soundtrack but I was worried. Thankfully they still rock and put on a great show. In the jam-band vein of things they let you record and do what you wish with their shows. Many of them are posted on archive.org in various formats (flac, ogg vorbis and mp3 to name a few). Highly recommended if you like rock mixed with a little world music and thrown into a jam-band blender.

Halloween in January.. sure why not

Calling All Fiends - Various Artists
Halloween 2006

An excellent halloween comp from our friends at oddio overplay.

Madame Blavatsky Overdrive - Idiot Jones Will Have His Day

I can't lift any graphics from their web page because it's all in flash and I am not that smart (actually I AM that smart but I am also that lazy).

This album is really cool - throw in every 60's and 70's english rock band and mix it up with a little grunge/early 90's alternative and then you get it.

(the picture on the left is Madame Blavatasky, the person, not the band. I don't know who she is either.)

Taj Mahal Travellers - Badongo

TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS
live Stockholm July, 1971


experimental Japanese band captured live in concert (posted on the insurrection axe blog). lots of weird sounds with an asian undertone. recommended if you like them really weird.

download is in two parts. part 1 part 2

late 60's pop-psych gem

Zen - Hair

Excellent 'period piece' sounds totally dated but that is good if you like this kind of stuff. Lots of swirling guitars, sitars, and 60's harmonized vocals.

Get it here.


(posted on the Pepsonic Blue Music blog)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Ruined

Hippocamp Ruins Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Ruined

This one is a bit out there. A noise/trip-hop/dub tribute album to (what else?) the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There is very little real semblance to the actual album (unlike William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy's version which have no actual resemblance to the album!)

Return of the Jamendo

All the Living and the Dead - In the Moon

Indie-pop with a psychedelic twist, female singer Virginie Lamy has a haunting melodic voice that must be heard (similar to Chan in Cat Power I think).

Death In June - Free Tibet

Download the entire album for FREE (I don't know how long this will last so snap it up now).

http://deathinjune.net/disco/dij-freetibet.htm